Thread: Front prop Shaft Rears it's ugly head

Originally Posted by DaveF

I replaced the DC joint and uni's when it chirped with a Hardy Spicer number, it cost $77.00 in Adelaide.

Cheers

DaveF

Don't spose you wanna crawl under there and get the group a part number hey Dave. Please!

I think the ball joint part No. is Hardy Spicer SCV-82B.

DaveF
where in Adelaide did you get the parts ??
and Ferret would you have the Uni part numbers as well
cheers
Nobby

Originally Posted by mrapocalypse

OH really... How? I have a pare drive shaft now that I want to do up.

All of what I did on my webpage here

www.discovery2.co.uk / Workshop :- front and Rear propshaft

This is the last post of mine re: front tailshaft vibration.

I took my tailshaft off and in to get balanced seems like it was the "Ball Kit" had no roller pins inside??? I checked with the mechanic who changed my 2 uni's who said none there when he pulled apart and did'nt know there should have been.
All I can think is uni joint was replaced before ii got the car 3 months ago and they have never beeen in there.
Anyway "Gibbs Truck and Trailer Parts" at Burliegh on the Gold Coast did a great job and can balance tailshafts in house.
Dropped it of at 7.30 am they called at 8.30 am to confirm price $195 ball joint 2 uni's and balance.
Ordered parts from Brisbane fitted them and I picked it up at 2pm.
thanks to all for your help
Steve

Originally Posted by mrapocalypse

Well, after smugly having the uni's replaced with greasable ones, the bearing in the double Cardan joint between the two unis has croaked, or whirred and then chirped and then pretty much fallen apart. We were doing 110k and heard it just as we were arriving at our destination. From pulling off motorway to carpark it was already getting worse.

Here's the fun bit. You can't fix it and you can't get a new drive shaft that can have the uni's changed, the newer version are a sealed unit.

So $700 later, + $260 to tow it to MR Autos, I have a new shaft. Nice one.

Originally Posted by NobbyTD5

and Ferret would you have the Uni part numbers as well
cheers
Nobby

Toyo K5L 4R fit

Thanks everyone. I am on it. And Urban panzer that's a great website. Thanks for all the work you put into those posts.

So no one knows why the Disco2 has the double cardan joint but no other similar model does?